Ruben Patterson
Ruben Patterson
Ruben Nathaniel Pattersonis a former American professional basketball player. During his career, he played as a small forward and shooting guard. During his college career at the University of Cincinnati, Patterson earned third-team All-American honors and helped lead the Bearcats to Conference USA titles in both of his seasons there. Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1998, Patterson began his career with the Greek team AEK Athens BC before joining the Lakers in his rookie season. Later, he played...
felt kept
It felt good. (The fans) kept saying, 'Ruben come back. We need you.' No.
andre fighting fights-and-fighting hit kept playing shots
We just kept playing hard. They were fighting to get back in it and Andre and Carmelo hit some big shots down the stretch.
effort fighting kept plays team total
We just kept fighting out there. It was just a total team effort and we just made the plays at the end to get a win.
coach effort guys kept team total win
It was a total team effort and the guys kept fighting. Like the coach said, if you go out there and play defense, we win games.
devastated good hurt played watched
I think we were all devastated and hurt. It could have been worse. He could not be here today. We went out and played for him. I know he watched the game. It was a good win.
crack easy tough
When it's tough like that you've got to crack down on defense. We didn't and they got some easy shots.
ball closer guys shooting
We could never get it under 10 points. With those guys shooting the ball like they were, there was no way to get any closer than that.
ready regular season time
We didn't have all our players. We'll be ready for the playoffs. The regular season is over. It's time to go to work.
everybody great learned win
Those are great memories. I learned a lot. Everybody comes out to see you. It's do or die. You've got to win to continue.
difficult road
We are a little fatigued. It's been a difficult road trip.
cocky series
Give the Clippers credit. We're down 0-2, and we're frustrated. But the series is not over. They're a little cocky now, but we're going home.
lost might
If it wasn't for Carmelo, we might have lost by 40.
energy hustle
Hustle and energy is what we do. I rebound, and that's what Reggie does.
mess might played playing
If we keep playing like we played tonight, we might mess up and get put out in the first round. It's very frustrating right now.